Resilient wheel.



T. FORNANDER.

RESILIENT WHEEL.

APPLICATION -FlLED AUG.3I.19I6.

Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

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T. FORNANDER.

' RESILIENT WHEEL.

APPLICATION mu) AUG.3I.19I6.

Pfitented Oct. 9, 1917.

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' Be it known that I, TORsTEN-FORNAN DER, a subject of the King of Sweden,residing at Alameda, in the county of'Alameda, State of California, haveinvcnted a new and useful Resilient Wheel, of which the following is a specification in such full and clear terms as will enable those skilled in the art to construct and use the same.

This invention relates to a resilient wheel provided with means for regulating the ve-' locity with which the movable portiontherei of moves from one position to another po sition, whereby different effects may be 'produced.

Another object of the-invention is to proside of the wheel to the other as theroacl shocks come on the wheel.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawings in which the same numeral is applied to the same portion throughout the several views, but I am aware that there may be many modifications thereof without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Figure lis a side elevation of the wheel rim, the hub and spokes not being shown,

Fig. 2' is a transverse sectional view of the wheel rim, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the rim, one flange, the movable part of the rim and the base and connected flange being cut diagonally, Fig. 4 is a side elevation partly in section similar to Fig. 3, showing a slightly modified form of partition, Fig. 5

is a'perspective view of oneof the partition foundations used with the form of the in vention shown in Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the guide block on which the partition foundation slides.

The numeral 1 indicates one of the side flanges of the rim which projects radially from the base 1. Secured to the base 1 is a ring 3 forming a flange parallel to the flange 1, bolts 13 securing the latter flange to the base 1. Movable between the two flanges 1 and 3 is a ring 2, said ring carrying two flanges 44 for the tread 10. One

of the flanges 4 is provided with means for detaching it from the ring 2, but this forms no part of the present invention. Bolts 11 extend through the flanges 1 and 3 and hold them in tight engagement with the movable ring 2 and since said bolts pass through- V specificationof LettersPatent. 0'01). 9, 191,7.

' Application filed. August 31, 1916. Serial No. 117,909.

holes 11 in the ring 2 inuch larger thansaid bolts thering 2 may move with respect to the bolts as the ground. I

At intervals around the inside of the ring 2' it is provided with blocks 5'which also wheel passes over the snugly fit againstthe flanges 1 and 3. The" base '1." is provided with oppositely placed blocks 8 opposite to the blocks Said blocks have-grooves therein to receive the enlarged cylindricalheads of-Idouble L' shaped partitions 6 and 7,- one of said par 'titions having a'grooved head 7 to receive thecyl i ndrical head 6 of'the partition '6. The partitions. 6 and 7 also snugly fit against the flanges 1 and 3.

There are 'a plurality of thepartitions 6" and 7" around the tire whereby a plurality of separate compartments are produced, and since the ring 3' is-provided with a plurality of small three way cocks 12, each one of '7 which is connected to another 1809 different in position by means ofth'e tubes 14 to 21 inclusive, any fluid 'or gas that may be placed in the chambers formed" by the flanges, ring 2 andmovable partitions will be forced from one side-of the wheel to the other as weight is put upon the movable ring, and the rapidity with which said movement occurs will be determined by. the positioning of the three way plugo-f thevalve 12. The wheel may be filled through slightly modified form of the invention in which 30 indicates the rim base, 31 an integral flange and 32 the flange bolted thereto by means of the bolts the same as 13. The ring is indicated at 34 and it has suitable pockets to receive radially extending partitions 35. The partitions 35. fit snugly against the flanges 31 and 32 and at one end they are cylindrical as indicated at 36 and fit into grooves in blocks 37. The blocks 37 are attached to guides 38, 39, which guides are slidable in grooves 40, 41 of a block 42 secured to the base 30 of the rim.

The movable ring has holes therein as indicated at 43, bolts 44 extending through the flanges 31, 32 to prevent them from opening-with respect to the rim 30, while at the same time they permit the ring 34 to move such an amount as may be necessary; The demountable flange 32 is provided with a plurality of three way cocks 45 substantially the same as the one shown in the previous form of the invention, each cock having a cap 46 to allow the insertion of fresh fluid should any leak out of the wheel,

and there is a pipe 47 connected with each cock and with one 180 distance therefrom, so that when a load comes upon the movable ring and any compartment is compelled to become smaller by pressure that the fluid therein will betransferred to the opposite side of the wheel, this transfer taking place continuously as the wheel rolls along. The ring 34 is provided with flanges 49, 50 for securing any suitable form of tread surface lows, express reservation being made of permissible modifications:

1. A resilient wheel comprising a channel rim, a movable ring in said channel, a plurality of chambers formed between the movable ring and channel, and means to convey a fluid from one chamber toan oppositely placed chamberunder road stresses.

2. A resilient wheel comprising a channel rim, a ring closely fitting said channel rim, movable partitions connecting the channel rim and the ring and forming a plurality Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the of compartments therewith, and a series of pipes for delivering fluid from one compartment to an oppositely placed compartment under road stresses.

'3; A resilient wheel comprising a channel rim, a ring closely fitting said channel rim, movable partitions connecting the rim and ring, a series of tubes adapted to deliver fluid from one of the compartments formed by the partitions, rim and ring to an oppositely positioned compartment, and means for determining the rapidity with which a fluid in said compartments will be transferred from one compartment to another under road shocks.

l. A resilient wheel comprising a channel rim, a ring closely fitting said channel rim,

means to prevent the flanges of the channel rim from moving away from the ring laterally, a series of movable part tions connecting the ring and channel rim and forming therewlth a plurality of fluid chambers, a

series of pipes adapted to transfer the fluid from one chamber to a chamber oppositely positioned, and means to regulate the rapidity with which said transfer will be made under road shocks.

5. A resilient wheel comprising a channel rim having lugs to connect it with a wheel center, a ring closely fitting the channel member, bolts extending through the flanges of the channel member to prevent said flanges from moving laterally away from the ring, the latter having openings therethrough larger than said bolts whereby the ring may be moved with respect tothe chan- TORSTEN FORNANDER.

Washington, I). 0.

Commissioner of Patents," 

